power of the Holy Spirit, unconditional surrender~ and the full assurance of the reborn Christian.

Our choir sang on three evenings, and the Mt. Olive Baptist Gospel Chorus (Negro) sang the first Sunday evening. The attendance then was 108. Guest artists furnished vocal, organ and instrumental special music the other evenings.

We pray that our church may be re­vitalizea as a result of these meetings and that many will dedicate or rededicate their lives to Christ. - Correspondent.

years. Here Mr. Milward established a com­munity newspaper, The Observer, and Mrs. Mil­ward, The Wayside Gift Shop.

She was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Alfred, N. Y., transferring from the Shiloh church Feb. 7, 1914 ..

She is survived by a son, Harold of Elba, N. Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Banks of Ro­chester, N. Y., and Mrs. Ada B. Lyon of Brad­ford, Pa.; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services were held in the Kenneth Sherrie Funeral Home, Newfane, N. Y., and in· terment was in Acacia Park Cemetery, Tona­wanda, N. Y. - H. S. W.

MaxsoD.-Rose M. LaForge, daughter of Abiel 'T. and Margaret Getschel LaForge, was born in New York City March 16 1875 and died in Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. i, 1963:

---Gox-Holt.-Darrel L. Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. She was baptized and united with the Sev-Erlo Cox of North Loup, Neb., and Janet enth Day Baptist Church of Alfred, N. Y., in Sue Holt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur her early teens. On June 27, 1897, she was Holt of Cotesfield, Neb., were united in married to Holly W. Maxson of Adams Center, marriage at the Seventh Day Baptist Church N. Y., who was a school administrator. Her of North Loup, Oct. 30, 1963, by the pas- husband died in 1927 at the age of 52. Mrs. tor, the Rev. Duane L. Davis. Maxson was a member of the New York City

Towne-Schmeiding.-C. Henry Towne of White Seventh Day Baptist Church until its dissolu­Cloud, Michigan, and Mrs. Pearle E. tion, w-?en she. transferred back to A]fre~. Schmeiding of Shelby, Mich., were united She IS SUrviVed by a daughter, DoriS M. in marriage in the Seventh Day Bapti~s. H. R.) Guyre of Chatham, N. J.; a son, Uurch, Oct. 5, 1963, by his pastor, the Rev. Kenneth L. Maxson of Mount Vernon, N. Y.; Don A. Sanford. a brother, Leon LaForge of Phoenix, Ariz.;

~ba1U __ -Babcock.-A son, Eric Charles, was born to

Mr. and Mrs. George Babcock of Allegan. Mich., Oct. 20, 1963. He is a grandson of the Rev. and Mrs. Orville Babcock.

Beebe.-A daughter, Lily Anna, to Pastor and Mrs. Paul Beebe of Fouke, Ark., on Nov. 2, 1963.

Bradberry.-A son, Steven Douglas, was born Oct. 4, 1963, to Edgar D. and Dorothy (Underwood) Bradberry of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Flock.-A daughter, Jennifer, was born to Dean and Phyllis Christensen Flock (formerly of Lincoln and presently of California) on August 17, 1963.

StimsoD.-A soo, Stephen Michael, to Stanley and Shirley Stimson, stationed near London, England (for.merly of Riverside, Calif.) on November 8, 1963.

Wells.-A son, James Howard III, born Oct. 29, 1963, to Mr. and Mrs. James H. Wells II, of Chillicothe, Ohio.

~""'~""""""'IIIfoSi" ~~ _________ _ Milward.-Fannie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Winfield S. Bonham, was born in Shiloh, N. J., Aug. 21, 1884, and died at Mt. View Hospital, Lockport, N.Y., July 17, 1963.

In the fall of 1907 she was married to Harold B. Milward. They had lived in Kane and Brad­ford, Pa., and in Alfred, Buffalo, and Burt N. Y., baving resided in Burt for twenty-tw~

three grandchildren a.n<l eight great-grand-children.

Serv~ces were held at the Evangelical Home for the Aged with graveside services at Adams Center, N. Y., on November 9, conducted by the Rev. Loyal F. Hurley, who had the funeral of her husband there in 1927. - D. M. G.

York.-William Hobart, was born in Texas, Sept. 22, 1896, and died near his home in Durha~ Okla., Oct. 27, 1963.

York.-Jessie E. Moulton., wife of William Ho­bart York and daughter of the late Orrin L. and Carrie M9ulton of Grimes, Okla .• was born at Dodge Center, Minn., May 2, 1897, and died near her home in Durham Okla., Oct. 27, 1963. '

Mr. and Mrs. York were parents of five sons and four daughters. Mrs. York is survived by her twin sister Bessie (Mrs. Roy) Harkins of Sayre, Okla., three brothers, Ben H. Moulton of Battle Creek, Mich., Shirley A. Moulton of Grimes, Okla., and Archie D. Moulton of De Ruyter, N. Y. The joint funeral, conducted by the Rev. Sanford Cole, was held at the Durham Community Building with burial in the Fair­view Cemetery, Durham. - A. D. M.

Patience, please. Obituary notices from pastors and near of

kin will be published as soon as possible. An unusual number came in during the two weeks that the back page was not available. We at­tempt to print such notices in the order received if the inform3ltion given contains the essential information.

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The Word of Truth Theme for Universal Bible Sabbath. December 7

"My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have floved; and I will meditate in thy statutes" (Psalm 119: 48).

'rrhy word is very pure; therefore thy servant loveth it . . . Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth" (Psalm 119: 140, 142).

"But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, • . . By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left" (2 Cor. 6: 40, 7).

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IN THIS ISSUE· Editorials:

Death of President Kennedy _____________________ . 2

American Bible Society Advisory Council 4

Features: Pr~J'~r ------------------------------------------------------------ ~ The Word of Truth _______ ... ______ .. ________ .. ___ . __ ._ 5 Girl Scout Executive _______ .. ___ .. __ . ______ . __ ... _._____ 7 ~he ~~ll ... _ ... ~.~~ ....... _ .. _ ..... _ ... _ ........ _ .... _ .. _._..... 5) Vatic~n Council Report _ .......... _ ... _ .. _ .... _ ... _.. 11

Missions: Transition in Nyasaland ____________ ._. ___ . __ .... ___ 8 Makapwa School Funds Assured . ______ .. __ ... _ '11

saying t is we must remln ourse ves t at the events growing out of an incident at Dallas, which have claimed the complete attention of radio and television for three days, are not to be ct!mpared in importance with a somewhat similar incident that took place on the (),utskirts of Jerusalem nearly twenty centuries ago, which is' still claim­ing ra.dio and television time and the best thoughts of the writers of thousands of books.

National and world affairs were thrown into a wobbly spin likg .~ globe with a loose bearing when the bullets of a per­verted assassin cut down the popular Pres­ident of a great nation ana a leader in world affairs. The far-reaching results of this sud~en, violent endi·ng of the pres­idency of Mt.;::'Kennedy ~ill only be ap­parent as the future slowly unfolds, but the government faltered only for an hour until a new President was sworn into office to tighten, as it were, the bearings of the wobbling sphere. Provision had been made for such an emergency, and the reins of authority were picked up, loosely at first. by the. -new President~ in the ,presence of the young widow in I?lood-stained clothing.

Christian Education:

Ironically two presidential proclama­ti()t:ls· for, religious observances during a single ,week .were _urged upon the people

, , of,' this nation.' . With. ,~I1. the dignity of well-chosen words P.resident Johnson as his

- __ . ','. first public act proclaime~ . Monday, No-You~ Interests .... -........ -.~ ... : ..... -----... -.~---.---... ~~ 10. vember 25, anation.al. :day r of mourning DedIcated ServIce CommIttee -------------------- 10 d d I 'bl·· th· Baptist Denominational Executives .. ~._ .... '10 :', an . ~rge peop e to assem e.n elr re-

spective place~ of wo~ship .for, prayer. The News from the Churches _._ .. _. __ ........ _ ......... _ .... 15 late President Kennedy had previously pre-

__ pared for cir~la~ion the proclamation of Obituaries ....... _________ . ___ ._ ...... _ ... : ....... __ Back Covet" . ThursdaY;-"November 28, as a national day

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of Thanksgiving.. Part of that call to prayer follows:

"On that day (Thanksgiving) let us gather in sanctuaries' dedicated to worship and in homes blessed by family affection to express our gratitude for the glorious gifts of God; .and let us earnestly and humbly pray that He will continue to guide and sustain us in the great unfinished tasks of achieving peace, justice, and under. standing among all men and nations and of endilllg misery and suffering wherever they exist.'"

The difficulty of heeding two such seem­ingly contradictory proclamations could not be considered insurmountable by those who had sufficient faith in God to put the proper religious content into either of the observances. Christians worthy of the name achieve a balaJOce unknown to the wo.rld by which they· turn from honoring the memory of an.executive who served "under God" to a day of thanksgiving for general and specifi~ blessings . from almighty God. The sudden change of human leadership in governlI?-ent cannot be permanently up­setting to those who believe firmly in the sovereign rule of God and who place them­selves under the continuing Lordship of Christ.

We are painfully reminded that anyone in public life faces criticisms of his own policies or the policies he is pledged by office to uphold. . These criticisms are normally expressed within the bounds of Ia.w, order, and decency, but not always. There is always danger from snipers who for various reasons determine to do a great wrong to register their dissent or to bring in 'an imagined right. This thing has hap­pened again in a land.where constitution~ godly government has never been over-thrown' by anarchy. Assassination should not happen.here, but it did. In principle, the shooting'of our President is no worse than the 'shooting of a~ obscure policeman. by the same person. or ,the bombing of a church in Bi,rmiagham. In effect it is grea..ter . because there' is only one Pr~sident while there are many obscure poltcemen and countless Neg.ro girls. ,Our attitude should be that of former Vice-President Nixon who called upon the American peo­ple to root out the lurking hatred which

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MEMORY TEXT What shall we say then? Shall we con­

tinue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Romans 6: 1~ 2.

gives rise to such acts of irresponsible vio­lence. We can only add that Christians must show a greater determination to rid their lives and homes of explosive anger and a greater concern to bring the love of Christ to potential extremists~ young and old.

What can be said in tribute to the President who is gone? Perhaps little that has not been said much better. The man­ner or the fact of his death should not blind us to the faults or shortcomings of his administration. Neither should we fail to note his loyalty to principles and his very unusual capabilities. Few will agree that everything that he advocated in do­mestic and international relationships was wise. Only those blinded by some bias or prejudice will deny that he stuck tena­riously to the principles that he felt to be worth standing for. There were many. One was the separation of church and state in which he won the respect of many who feared that as a Roman Catholic he could not stick to his campaign prrimises. Not all were satisfied in this respect, but he did remarkably well. Another principle in­volved race relations. He took a stand that cost him many friends and perhaps won him. feW'. It appears to this writer that his constant efforts toW'ard securing first-class citizenship for Negroes in the areas where this was lacking were based on prin­ciple. History will evaluate his acts.

An unexpected change in the presidency must not unnerve the people of this land. The recent events should, on the other hand, cause Christian people to realize their responsibility in proclaiming Christ to a nation and a world that so desperately need His salvation and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

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American Bible Society Advisory Council

The Advisory Council of the American Bible Society is both stimulating and chal­lenging to the members who consider each fall, in a two-day session, the great ,re­sponsibilities that fall to this world-wide organization. The editor, together with the Rev. C. Harmon Dickinson (Confer.;. ence appointed) have represented Seventh' Day Baptists at these New York meeting~ for a number of years.

The 1963 .meeting, November 19 and 20, even more than those of past years, brought to the 225 people from more than fifty denominations a sense of burden and urgency for making the Scriptures avail­able. Although publication and distribu­tion at home ana abroad, is increasing at unprecedented rates it is not keeping up with the populatio.n and is falling far be­hind the rate of literacy. The Communists are spending many, maJny times more dol: lars to put their evil literature in the hands of new literates (at 1/5 the cost). On the o.ther hand, the Bible wi!ns many co.nverts amo.ng the indo.ctrinated Co m m un is t s when it is given a ch3Jllce - as in the prison camps of South Korea.

Here, indeed, is a great challenge. The Advisory Committee, with its many new members, decided after co.nsiderable heart searching to. reconunend the endo.rsement of a budget that will allow significant pro­gress in translation of the Word and pro­moting its use. Much concern was ex­pressed by staff and members that the percentage of support from the participa­ting denominations is much lower than when the Bible Society was able to operate on a relatively small budget. It is hoped that the new Women's Department under the very capable direction of M·rs. Paul Moser will bring to. the attention of more people the' great need of the world for the Bible in hand and heart.

The Sabbath issue is not a question and never was a question; it is either a reality or a repudiation.

- A. L. Hawkins in Sabbath Sentinel.

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PRAYER for the Success of

"God's Word for a New Age" By Gilbert Darlington*

God of our Fathers, whose dearly Be­loved Son has taught us that at the time of harvest we shall each be judged by our own fruits, and has given us, in His Parable of the Sower, a sacred challenge, saying, uThe field is the world," and UThe seed is the Word of God";

Grant that we may be such faithful sowers of the good seed of the Gospel that under the direction of Thy Holy Spirit, we may learn to use, more fruit­fully, some of the 1,202 languages and dialects into which some portion of Thy Holy Word has now been translated and is ready to be sown;

Bless, we beseech Thee, with Thy gra­cious favor, the world-wide program of uGod's Word for a New Age" prepared by Thy dedicated servants in many con­tinents and in many lands who are now preparing with the help of Thy Holy Spirit to increase the annual distribution of Thy life-giving Holy Word by 1966 to 150,000,000 copies a year.

Grant also that the same Holy Spirit may inspire all Bible societies and churChes to help persuade at least 150,000,000 of Thy devoted servants to become sowers of the seed so tha~ each one tnay reach one and teach one of Thy dear children who through no fault of their own now live in darkness and in the shadow of death and thereby guide their feet into the paths of peace.

More especially, we pray Thee to grant that in the next three years all young chil­dren, and those of older age who are just learning to read, may, through possession of copies of the printed pages of the par­ables, prophecies, promises and prayers. of Thy dear Son in their own tongues, be able to come into His presence and hear Him say, tiMan doth not live by bread alone but by every word that -proceedetb out of the mouth of God." We ask it in Jesus name. Amen.

* (Gilbert Darlington, D.D., treasurer emeritus of the American Bible Society, ga ve this prayer at the close of one of the sessions of the Advisory Council of the ABS.)

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"We can do nothing beHer than to become People of the Book"

THE WORD OF TRUTH

(A Universal Bible Sabbath Message)

By Rev. Elmo F. Randolph

"One of the paradoxes of American ent way of life but call into question our society is that while our economic stand- very survival as inhabitants of this planet. ard of living has become the envy of the world, our environmental standard has The Challenge of the Times steadily declined. We are better housed, Christians, both as individuals and as better nourished, and better entertained, members of the ""Body of Christ," that is, but we are not better prepared to inherit the church, are challenged as perhaps neve the earth or to carryon the pursuit of er before in history to show the saving happiness." power of Christ - "the Way, the Truth

This <Juotatio.n comes fro.m a new book, The Qutet Crises, by Secretary of the In­terior Stewart L. Udall, in which the author sets forth the present situation in America relating to our poor stewardship of natural resources and o.utlines steps that must be taken to resolve our co.nservation crises. He affirms that "we can have abundance and an unspoiled environment if we are willing to pay the price."

A speaker at Beloit College recently, with a national reputation both as an econ­omist and as an interpreter of the arts, quoted H. G . Wens as having said thirty years ago that "Americans are fatalistic optimists.'· With almost prophetic fervor the speaker led us to. see how we have lost our optinllsm through national and worrd events of the past thirty years and that today our outlook is somber and filled with alarm.

The fa~t is that most thinking Americans today would be suspicious of anyone who painted a rosy picture of either the present or the future. A modern atomic "sword of Damocles'· hangs by a dangerously thin hair over our heads. Whether in the area of conservation of natural re­sources or of national moral~ty or of in­ternational relations the people of this generation are confronted with staggering problems that threaten not only our pres-

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and the Life" - for men and for nations. What is desperately needed by Christ's

follo.wers of this generation is a vivid awareness of the forces of evil that threat­en the coming of God's Kingdom. The day of the "Church Complacent" must be at an end and the corning of the "Church Militant for Christ" must become the order of the day.

Recent statistics have been charted in­dicating a decline in the ra,te--af Christian population as compared ~ith that of the 'World population. By \ 1950 Christians were abo.ut 33 per cent of the world pop­ulation. By 1960 they h~d dropped to 31 per cent. If that rate of \ decline fontinucs, by A.D. 2000, they wilr" be ab9ut 20 per cent. It is obvious that ~e arC\, presently failing in the fulfillment of Cprist's Great Commission to us. \J

Thanks be to God, we are not left to hopeless desperation in this trying time. Even as the Holy Spirit, intangible but real, continues with us to inspire and em­power, so, also, the Bible, tangible and revealing, provides for us an authoritative guide for faith and practice in the Chris­tian Way.

The Bible Is God's Vehicle Our intent in this Universal Bible Sab­

bath message 1S to al~t us to the im­portance of the Bible as th~~od-given vehicle for making the ,9<'0d News of

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I· d B·b:1 DIS-·":butt·o'o Dramatic Jesus Christ effective in <?ur IVes an .. 1 i.le •. u.

sharing that Good News with the world. but Insufficient . As Seventh Day Baptists, we will do well The worldwide distribution of Scrip-at this point to haye our memori~s r~--: ture' by the America!1 .Bible Soci~ty is freshed with our statement of bel!ef l!\._"~ __ dramatic beyond descriptIon. A projected the Bible: "We believe that ~e BIble IS plan to provide the peoples of the .;,orl~ the inspired record C?f qod's WIll for m~n, with ""God's .Wo.rd for a New Age calls of which Jesus Chnst 'IS the supreme In- for the distnbutton of one hundred fifty terpreter; and that i~ is our final au~~or- million copies of the Scriptur~ by 1966, ity in matters of faIth and conduct. which year is the 150th _ Anruversary of

Bishop Gerald Kennedy o~ the ~etho- the society. dist Church has thrown a brIght hght of We are reminded, however, that there understanding and appreciation upon Holy is an immediate need for an even. more Scripture in an address. develope~ around greatly. accelerated program of SC~Ipture these three ,insights: toFlrst, the Bible asks distribution' than that already proJected. the right questions. In the second pl~ce, According to a recent stat~ment by the Bible bas the right answers. Thud, UNESCO 350 million adults WIll learn to the Bible gives us the right vision." The read in the next five years, on an ayerage concluding sentence of hi~ messa~e, p~e- of 70 million a year. Struck by these pared for the Am~rican Bible Society, IS, statistics, the Archbish?p of ~ or.k, pres­"We can do nothIng better than to be- ident of the United Bible Soclettes, asks come the People of the Book." two questions:

As Seventh Day Baptist Chri~tians,. we "1. In the strategy of the d~urch i~ any-are deeply indebted to the Amenc~n Bible thing like enough stress beIng laId ?n Society for their continuing role In help- Chdstian literature, in view of t~e rl.se ing us to "'become the Peopl~ of t~e of literacy and the menace of antl-Chrls­Book." Their service to us dIrectly .In tian literacy propaganda? stimulating more and better use of ScrIp- "2 In the strategy of the church are tures through Bible. reading programs and thos~ handmaids of the church - the through making teaching tools and tech- Bible Societies' _ enjoying the support niques availa~le to us is notewor~hy. The which they deserve, support in skilled

. great worldWIde work of translatlt?-g, pu!>- manpower and in finance r· Iishing, and distributing the BIble, In. . which we are civile ed to share, beggars WIth all our enthuslas~ for. the mo.nu-

ff ~ ~·ght mount on our mental work of the AmerIcan BIble SOCIety any pu~y e .or ffW~tiv: ecumenicity. and similar organizations, we mus~ never own. ere IS e e. lose sight of our firsthand reqUIrement

This is the 20~h A?nIVerSar~ of the to "know and use the Word." One of the society's ,,"~orldwId~ Blbl~, Reading froffisaddest commentaries on the present state !hanksgI~Ing to Chnstmas progra~. U~- of the church is the all too general biblical Iversal Bible Week, December 1-:, bS the illiteracy on the part of great numbers of

. 46t~ annual .observance sponsore. y t e church-related people of all ages. Can it SOCIety. ChrIst!Das !i-ve, 196?, WIll fma~k be that for many individuals the Bible has the fifth nattonwlde readln~ 0 t e been allowed to become a symbol rather Christmas St~JrY und~r the auspIces of the than a source of God's revelation to man; American Bible Soaety. . a religious relic rather than a living em-

Of special value t~ I.ocal churches. In bodiment of the Good News? the study and appreClatl~n of the BIl?le is the society's excellent 11~~ary of aU~10-visual aids including exhibIts, filmstrips, recordings,' and motion pictu!es either ~or loan or sale at nominal prices. An I~­quiry to the New. "Cork headq?arter~ WIll bring a catalog hsttng of theIr a~atla~le materials.' Those who use these aids wIll benefit greatly.

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Resurgence of Bible Study There is exciting news from some

quarters of the church telli~g of a resurgence of interest and bleSSing from the discipline of, Bible study. The East Harlem Protestant Parish in New York and related inner-city projects are making

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Bible' study for indivi~uals and g~0':lps central in' their worship and ChrIstIan growth programs. The w~dely public:ize,d Church of Our Saviour In the natton s capitol includes an intensive, continuous study of the Bible as a requi~ed part of the Christian education currtculum for every member of the church. Glowing re­ports of deep and abiding spiritual bene­fits· come from participants in both of the above projects. . . ~ .

On the international scene It IS slgnlfi-icant that in Israel there are hundreds of Bible study groups devoting enthusiastic attention to the Scripures of the Old Test­ament. One such group .m.eets in the: home of the former Prime MinIster, DaVid Ben Gurian.

Here in the United 'States one branch of the Lutheran Church has developed a Bethel Bible Course making use of a series of paintings done especially for this pur­pose. Reports indicate that la~g~ n~mbe!s of church members are participating In this project.

We Must Be People of the Book Our own Seventh Dav Baptist General

Conference president calls for us to make a special study of Paul's Letter to the Colossians during this year. He encourag­es us to begin this study with these wor~s: "It is good for us as a people, to be tIed together by the systemati~ study. of s0!De portion of the sacred Scnptures In which all of us throughout the denomination may participate:'

Does it occur to you as a Seventh Day Baptist that we ought in very special ways to be '"People of the. Book»> ? ~t would be pitifully ludicrous, 1£ not tragic,. for us to highlight the biblical Sabbath In our patterns of belief' and practice a,nd yet fai I to be dedicated searchers after the full truth as revealed by God in Holy Scrip­ture.

M'ay the celebration. of Universal Bible Week this year be a signal to all Seventh Day Baptis'ts to make a steady advance 'toward becoming "People of the Book."

Christianity cannot afford to be selective in the moral issues which it faces.

- Charles Wellborn, Duke University.

DECEMBER '2, ''196'3

Girl Scout Executive The call to serve boys and girls in the

Scouting program has been he~ded. by a number of Seventh Day BaptIsts In re­cent years. Latest tc? be appo.inted to a.n executive position With the Gul Scouts IS

Lorna Payne Austin, wife of Lt ... Col. William R. Austin whose new milItary assignment takes him to Rapid City, South Dakota, where he is an Army AdVisor to a National Guard unit.

Mrs. Austin herself had a three-year military career as a p!tysiotherapist .. Fol­lowing her husband In many. of ~IS as­signments, Lorna ~~s. be~n active In var· ious Girl Scout actIvlttes In Alaska, Texas, Virginia, and M.innesota .. On C?ctober 7 she joined the Black Hills G.lrl Scout Council as district or field adVisor. She will take further training for the position at Excelsior Springs, Mo., Feb. 9-21, 1964.

Both Lt. Col. Austin and his wife have been very active in Seventh Day Baptist church work whenever they were near a church or could make contact with lone Sabbathkeepers. They have lived in many parts of the world, but the family has ale ways been happy to retur~ to the home town of Dodge Center, M1nn., whenever they. could not be toget?er -. - as. was the case when he was servIng In VIet Nam.

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MISSIONS - Sec. Evere" T. Harril

TRANSITION IN NYASALAND (A portion of message delivered at Conference at Ft. Collins, Colorado, August 17, 1963, by Secretary E. T. Harris.)

Truly these are days of transition in Nyasaland, transition in government, and transit~on in missionary policies and prac­tices. From observations made during a 1,400-mile visit across the land and from visits in several African villages, from con­versations with various leaders of the Ny­asaland ~overnment, with the American Consul, Robert Remole, with Mr. Wills of the lawye,r firm of Lillev, Wills and Company, with leaders of other Christian mission stations in Nyasaland, and partic­ularlv with the leaders of our own Seventh Dav Baptist mission, both the missionaries and the African pastors, the following re­port is made, with some conclusions as to possible trends of the future. Because no one can accurately forecast the future. to say nothing of how difficult it is to give a true picture of the present, the following conclusions are offered quite tentatively.

- Following the national trend to get all control into the hands of the Africans, the Christian churches are being strongly",<,in­fluenced to follow the same patter~ of turning over the leadership of missions to "the Africans. This is a natural and fore­seeable trend. All too often Christianity and Christian missions have been linked with colonialism in the minds of the peo­ple. This has meant subjection to white people and their ideas. In Nyasaland the Africans are determined that the days of colonialism shall be ended, ready or no.

Some of the new Malawi government officials counsel the people to throw off practically all church customs and practices which are contrary to African tradition. ""There is a strong urge for Africanization in administration and structure, in life and worship and in, custom and mores;' said Rev. Robert Barr of the Lulwe School for the Blind, located south of Port Herald. Mr. Barr has served in Nyasaland for about thirty-five years and can speak from experience as well as observation. When we visited Mr. Barr in July 1963, he had been informed that government assistance toward the Lulwe School for the Blind might be discontinued in the near future.

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It is possible that government will take over the work he has directed for many years.

In past years the government, British controlled, has assisted mission stations quite generously in carrying on the work of schools and hospitals. But with the dissolution of the Federation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland taking place quite soon (perhaps by early 1964), and with Prime Minister Banda and the Malawi Congress already in con­trol in Nyasaland, many thin~s are chang­ing. The new government officials (Afri­can) have shown by their actions that if government is to pay the cost, then gov­ernment will expect to set the rules.

What will be the result as far as Mak­apwa Mission is concerned? Who can say for sure? However, Makapwa School lead­ers have :received assurance that govern­ment aid for teachers' salaries at Makapwa School will be granted in 1964.

One reason why Makapwa School seems presently to be in a favored position with government is that the headmaster, Mr. W. Mkolokosa, is an African of high cal­iber. He is doing an excellent job. Last year the Makapwa School rated second in the country in standing of Standard Eight students taking the government examina­tion.

I was given an opportunity to speak at the school and ,received respectful atten­tion by the students as I tried to bring a Gospel message. Headmaster Mkolo­kosa counsels often with Pastor David Pearson as to the spiritual life of the stu­dents. He repo-rted to the Executive Com­mittee that there were 285 students en­rolled of which number 226 are boys and 59 are gi.rls. He said an effort would be made to increase the number of girls.

I talked with a teacher, W. Mataka, a fine Christian man, who said that some of the students had made decisions for Christ and had been baptized into the Christian faith during the past year. It would seem that government is not op­posed to such spiritual leadersHip among the students. Prime Minister Banda him­self was educated in a Christian mission school before going to London for ad­vanced studies.

(To be continued next week)

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Let us not be divided by

By Paul B. Osborn

A poet said, • "Something there is that doesn't like a wall," and Seventh Day Baptists have evidenced such a spirit for years when attempts have been made to prevent fellowship among Christians. This is the true ecumenical spirit.

But there is a wall of which Christian doctrine speaks and which we must Inot ignore, for it exists for our protection. I refer to the wall of sin beween God and man. Acceptance of this fact does not harm true ecumenical moves, nor does it bother the Baptist conscience, for even be­fore the wall came into being God pro­vided a way through it. Jesus Christ, who declared, "I am the way, the truth, a1l1d the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me" (John 14: 6), had previously said, '"1 am the door of the sheep·' (John 10: 7). It is because of Christ, our Door, that we become more conscious of the wall. If we deny that man is separated from God by sin, we also deny the neces­sity of there being a Savior from sin. Hence the atoning work of our Lord and Savior for us on the cross would become mean­in~less.

Were it not for Christ, through whom we gain access to God's fellowship, we could well ignore the wall of sin and join hands with our fellow sinners everywhere and strive to build our own way to God, much in the spi.rit of those at Babel, who ignored God's will, choosing their OWifl

way. But we know that Christ is the Door, and so we expend ourselves instead of pointing our fellow sinners to Him who has died that sinners might be saved.

The wall of the sheepfold, of which Christ says He is the Door, represents well the wall of sin which separates us as sin­,ners from God and at the same time pro­tects us as Christians f!fom the world. Some protest that such a view makes "God's fold" nothing more than a prison. Far from it! They forget the miracle of the Door. ""I am the Door: by m~ if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture" (John 10: 9). There is no force except our own choice

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that brings us to the Door, and the Door also gives us access to pasture so vitally needed. The prisoners are those who have not yet entered through the door into the freedom of the fold. We were created for fellowship with God and anything less than God·s presence makes us prisoners, unable to reach oUlt' fullest capacity as His creation.

So although as Christians we refuse to build walls against fellow believers, we must never shirk from pointing out the wall which separates the sinner from God, and the Door by which access is gained to God's presence once more. Those who deny that man has sinned, those who re­ject salvation through Christ as mere su­perstition. and those who deny that God has revealed Himself personally strive to enter the fold of God they are stopped. TheV cannot surmount the wall, and if they refuse to come in at the Door, they 'remain prisoners of sin.

If we as Seventh Day Baptists try to enlarge our denomination by including those whose philosophy prevents them from accepting entrance into God·s pres­ence by Christ" s death, we are trying to include in our membership some from both sides of the wall. The result is that our "church" is split!

There are those of us who are greatly concerned that the Seventh Day Baptist de­nomination should .not be divided, that it should stand united for Christ, following the will of God in all matters, which we believe includes observance of His holy day. It is for that reason that everyone should observe carefully the Door, Jesus Christ, and make sure that they are on the safe side of the wall. We who have entered into God's presence by grace through faith know where we are, and we would ever urge others to enter, and nl0re so, for "our fellowship is with the· Father, and wi th his Son, Jesus Christ"· (1 John 1: 3). We desire that all would enjoy this fellow­ship.

So, even though we as Seventh Day Bap­tists -refuse to build walls, we do have to

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION - Sec. Rex E. Zwiebel

Youth Interests ," ""," Eight members of ~he Youth. W ~rk

Committee met for thelr monthly seSSlon on Monday. night, Nov. 18.

Mrs. Luan Ellis was appointed to form­ulate a program to offer to our churches for Church Vocations Sabbath, December 28~. 1964.

Plans for sett,ing up the Youth aI?-d Young Adult Pre-Con Retreats were dls­Clissed and action taken. The secretary of the committee will solicit directors, and the board secretary is to continue. cor­respondence relative to the sites for the retreats.

Answers received' in regard to the need for a paid youth .field worker· were an­alyzed, and a report of the findings will be sent· to -Commission. Not enough answers have been received to give a complete consensus of opinion.

The work of the' youth .field worker, Miss Linda Bingham, was r~view~d and commendation extended. Mlss Bingham is' .scheduled. for Metairie, La., Dec. 1-15~

A questionnaire will, be prepared and sent to Youth Pre-Con 'retreaters of 1963 to solicit ideas for futur~ planning.

Dedicated Service· CommiHee -The Dedicated Service Committee of

the board has mailed a letter to all Seventh Day Baptist church~s. asking. for ~olun­teers who will be wdltng to serve In Va­cation Church Schools,' camps, and other capacities during' the stimmer of' 1964. Also churches' and' camp committees are beirig asked to make their needs known.

The Dedicat~d;-Setyice' project. is a, joil;lt endeavor bf the Wdmen's Board 'and the Board of Christian Education.' All cor­respo~deric~ relative~:to thisproiect' s~ol;1ld be . addressed _ to the Board of Chnst<ian Education.' ..

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recognize the wall~ith which every truly Christian church is' cortcerned. Let us· be careful that it does not divide our denom­ination,: for a house divided against itself cannot stand! - . '. . .

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Baptist Denominational' Executives' ; The<:.Rev. David Clarke, Youth Work

Cortlnuttee chairman, accompan,ied Sec­r.~ary Rex Zwiebel to the annual mee~ing

'. of the Baptist denomination~l exe~ttves in 'Christian education held In Hamllton, Ontario, Nov. 14 and 15.

_ The topic for discussion centered about youth work in the church, consequent! y youth leaders from denominational head­quarters were invited to be present.

Emphasis was pla.ced on the fact that youth who have joined. the church are. not the church of tomorrow, but they are the church of today, thus they should be ex­pected to serve in all place~ of ~h.u!ch en_­deavor to the limit of thelr ablhttes.

"Challenging Today's Youth," "Pro_ graming for Youth of t~e Church," "Pr~: viding Adequate Materl~Is for 'Y oU!h. and ·'Recruiting Youth for Depomtnatton­al . Service" were topics' discussed.

Delegates were present from. the Can­adian Baptist Convention, the Sout~ern Baptist Convent~on, the Nort~ Amerlc~n Baptist Convent.ton, the AmerIcan Bapt!st Convention, and the Seventh Day Bapttst denomination.

Hosts for . the convention were the Canadian Baptists and the staff. of !he Divinity School of McMasters University.

The next meeting is set for November. 1964 in Nashville, Tenn. , ,

Sabbath Calendars Many of our people are fanliliar with

. the attractively printed calendars for desk or wall ,published by. the Bible Sa~bath Association. These ~alendars prOVide a good: reminde'r' of the-sacredness of the seventh day of the week, for Sabbaths (rather than Sundays) are printed in red. Valuable thoughts r'elated to Sabbath­keeping are found. on each page and on the cover. Memorandum sheets add to the usefulness of this family .or office item. The price is the same ~ in pr~vious years. If intereste.d,send .o·rders to Bible Sabbath As,sodation,Faitv~ew, Oklahoma.

SABBATH· . SCHOOl.; LESSON for December 14, 1963

Entrusted' with the Gospel ; Lesson Scripture:. Galatians 1: 1-17.

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Vatican Council Report MISSIONS - Sec. Everett T. Harris

" By , .. 'W., B~rry Gar.rett ,School Funds Assured For Makapwa Mission

Catholic Bishops Vote By an odd cOincidence a letter arrived on Virgin, M~Schema from Rev. DaVid Pearson on November

The week'I arrived in Rome as"a' Bap- -18, the'same day as the Sabbath Recorder tist news reporter on Vatican Council II issue of November 18, 1963. Pastor two important votes- were taken by the . Pearson' s letter informed that' some unex­council fathers. One was on the .place .. of pected assistance has been received· at the schema (proposal) on the Virgin M. ary . Makapwa to be applied toward- the ~und in -the council decrees~ The other ~,as on -. for teachers· salaries. 'The Recorder· Issue the authority of bishops in the church. carried an appeal for gifts to complete This report will deal only with the Mary the special project of raising funds for schema.. _ . . . 'the three additional teachers at Makapwa

Outwardly, the· vote on the apparently_ . School and thus complete the special proj­simple question as to whether there should ect begun in January, 1963. be a sepaJ'ate schema on Mary or whether It now seems evident that the response it sh~uld be included as o~e of the chal!: . to the Recorder appeal, added. to the as­ters In the sche~a on The -Church. - sistance that has come dtrectly to Underneath this simple- question ~ere tor- Makapwa" Mission, has resulted in suf­rents of meaning bot? to Catholtc~ the~- ficient funds being received to complete s,~lves and. i~ the rela~lon of Catholtcs With this _ proj~ct. Any amount a.bove t.hat other Christians... . which is needed for the special project

The extent to which Marlology has de- will be applied to the regular. OWM ap­veloped has proven to be an embarrass- propriation for teachers' salanes at Mak-ment'.to ~any. Catholics. To Protestan~s apwa. '. .'. _, ~he exaltatIon of Mary has s~e~ed to dt- We 'are definitely going to .cfinish what minis~ the rol~ of Jesus Chnst In ~ the re- we have begun." Thanks to God and demph~n of sinners· OneCath~IJc co~- to those who gave to this "over and mentator at a press conference s~ld that It above" project are in order. seems to many Protestants that we Cath-olics are trying; to make Mary the fourth person in- the Trinity."

The closeness of the vote indicates the diffetences of opinion on Mariology that exist wi thin the Catholic church. . The c·progressives'" . or ulil?erals··. larg~ly fav­ored putting the Mary schema With that of the church. The "traditionalists" or "fundamentalists" largely favo.red the sep­arate schema. There was some crossing of the lines for va.rious reasons.

.Qynamics for Church· ,Growth .. Findley B. Edge, professor of rehglous

education at Louisville, has stated, "The answer to our search. for new dynamics for -growth will have to be found in a deeper and clearer understanding. of the gospel itself." The first .he called ·'a. ~eef!: ened awareness of man s lost condition . The second dynamic: "We must have a clearer. understanding. of and a deepe r commitment to the basic message to which we are called by God."

DECEMBER 2, 1963

Christmas Peace Aim A proposal to adopt Dec. 25 as a day

for promoting world peace was advanced by a Texas. pastor. .

J. P. Allen, of Forth 'Y0~th's Broadway Baptist Church, made It In an address to the annual Christian Life Conference at Glorieta . Baptist Assembly. Theme for the conference' waS uThe Things that Make . for Peace.·'

·'Christians really do not know what to do with Christmas," Allen declared. "Could this be the answer? Give up. the tinsel and the commercial orgy and turn the observance into a pageant of peace!'·

Allen said. peace is the business of Christians «Omore even than that of the Congress of the Vnited States or the Assembly of the United ~at~on~:' _ He further pqinte<;l out that Chrtstl.anlty, be­ing a world religion, has somethtng to say about world peace.

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The Bible Story Book Was there a need for another complete

Bible Story Book. for children when there were already some very good ones on the market? Bethann Van Ness in her 672-page book published in 1963 by Broad­man (Southern Baptist) P1ress, Nashville, Tenn., has demonstrated such a need .. The author has done a remarkable piece of work in putting into story form almost the entLre Bible - even the epistles of Paul and portions of Revelation. It is a p3ll'apbrase in large type, J uniot-age lang­uage designed to be read by or to children at home. With its short, topical sections and complete index the pa1cent or older child can easily find every character or story.

This faithfully and exceptionally well­told story of the Bible deserves the large sale that it will doubtless get when more people have seen it. Sabbath School teach­ers should remember that this is not de­signed for class use where one Bible story is taken up each week .. ' This book shortens and condenses the Bible. The author chose simplification rather than amplification in order to cover the whole Bible. It is re­freshing reading, even for adults. Un­fortunately, the price of such books has to be high. This one retails for $4·95.

- Editor.

We Must Be Guided by the Book The following story is told as fact In

a book, Planet in Rebellion. . Some years ago, an Indian vis~ted the

home of a minister in Northwest U.S.A_, and expressed his desire to study the Christian faith. The minister was happy, and loaned him his Bible to read. After some months the Indian returned and , wished to be baptized. The minister was glad. He \Vent to his cabi'~et, got a little silver bowl and put some 'water in it. At this the Indian objected: UN ot deep enough:' "Oh," said the minister, "This is the custom in our church." .

'''Then gave Indian ·wrong Book." He point~d out the passage in 'UJe' Book of Acts,"They went down both into th~ water, both Philip and the . eunuch; and .he bap~ized him'· (Acts 8: 38) -" P. 231.

'DECEMBER' 2, 1963

NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES VERONA, N. Y. - The annual Fall Re­treat was held in the church October 25-27 as part of the Advance program. Several people from the Syracuse area were present to help in discussing "W orId Missions Begin with Me." . The Youth Fellowship and the Junior Youth Fellowship meet every other Sab· bath afternoon at the church. The pastor has asked different ones to take charge of the Junior Youth Fellowship for two months at a time.

The Ladies Society has served two Sun­day dinners this fall, has had a plant sale, a food sale in connection ·-with that of ceramic articles in Oneida, produced and sold cook books, post~a-note cards, and are collecting stamp books toward the pur­chase of a car for Jamaica. .A new stair carpet, paint etc. have been purchased for the parsonage.

Promotion Day was observed in the Sabbath School on October 5.

The Lord's Acre Auction held October 22 at the Stanley Warner farm netted $190.

About fifty men and boys attended the Fathc:r and Son banquet on November 16 With Rev. John Schaertel of the neigh­boring Lutheran church as speaker.

A Union Thanksgiving service was scheduled at the Lutheran church at 8 p.m. November 27 with the Rev. Rae Brothers of Verona Methodist Church as speaker and music by the united choirs.

Glen . Warner, a 1963'· graduate of Whittier College, Los Angeles, Calif., is attending Andover-Newton Theological Seminary, Newton Centre, Mass. While spending the summer vacation at his home here, he conducted Sabbath morning serv­ice several times when Pastor Burdick was away. Deac·on and Mrs. Craig Sholtz attended the centennial of the Nortonville church on August 3. Mrs. Roger Davis, the former Della Fern Lippincott of Milton Junction, is teaching In Oneida. Miss Geri Hargis of Los Angeles is teaching in the Rome school·system. We are 'glad to have both of them helping in our church work. Richard Williams en­listed in the Air Force and has been sta­tioned at Lackland A.F. Base in Texas.

- Correspondent.

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Deaths in Ministers' Families The death of Mrs. James L. Skaggs on

November 19 brought sorrow to her husband, a retired minister, and called two other ministers' families, Charles and Margaret (Skaggs) Bond and Victor Skaggs to the funeral at Milton.

The passing of the grandfather of Herbert Saunders of Little Genesee, N. Y., and the father of Pastor Francis Saunders of Los Angeles on November 11 called thes~ pastors to Boulder for farewell services. . Obit\lary notices will appear In an early Issue.

Bible Reading Thanksgiving to Christmas

The American Bible Society for its twentieth observance of Worldwide Bible Reading from Thanksgiving to Christmas suggests the following short passages, which are printed from week to week for the convenience of - subscribers who do not receive the book-mark references from the local church.

Sunday, Dec. 15 - 2 Peter 1: 16-21 Monday, Dec. 16 - Hebrews 4: 11-16 Tuesday, Dec. 17 -1 Thess. 1: 10-10 Wednesday, Dec. 18 - James 1: 19-27 Thursday, Dec. 19 - 1 John 1: 1-10 Friday, Dec. 20 - John 1: 1-18 Sabbath, Dec. 21 - Matthew 1: 18-25

Kelley.-Gertrude, daughter of A. G. and Car­lotta Watson Kelley, was born July 23, 1875, at Berea, W. Va., and died Oct. 2, 1963, at a nursing home in Fairmont, W. Va., following an extended illness.

Preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters, Miss Kelley is survived by one sister, Mrs. C. B. Collons, Fairmont, with whom she had made her home fru- some time previous to entering the nursing home. She was a lifelong member of -the Ritchie Seventh Day Baptist Church, Berea.

Services were held at the First Baptist Church, Fairmont, with Dr. Edward Dreisinger o:fficiat­ing. Interment was in the Woodlawn Cemetery.

-L.A. W.

Hayhurst.-Mrs. Della Gay. daughter of Joseph and Sarah Ann Cottrill Sullivan, was born March 1, 1880, in Harrison County, W. Va., and died at the Britton Nursing Home, Oct. 16, 1963.

Widow of Mack Hayhurst, she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Nora Newlin of St. AI-

bans; Mrs. Rella Sullivan of Salem; and Mrs. Metta Garey of Berea; one brother, Thomas L. Sullivan of Pullman Rt.; two grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Her only daughter, Mrs. Jessie Brake, died in the- Berea flood of 1950.

In early youth she was baptized by the Rev. L. D. Seager and joined the Ritchie Seventh Day Baptist Ghurch. Her pastor, Rev. Leslie Welch, conducted the farewell services at Pennsboro. Interment was in the Masonic Cemetery there.

-L.A.W.

Smith.-George W., son of George W. and El­len Howe Smith, was born at Nile, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1873, and died in the Florida Nursing Home, Tampa, Fla., Aug. 27, 1963.

His late wife, Grace Burdick Smith, died in January, 1961. He and his family moved from Friendship, N. Y .• to Alfred in 1918, when he became superintendent of the New York State Farm, in which capacity he served until his re­tirement. In 1947, Me. and Mrs. Smith moved to Tampa, Fla., to make their home. He has been an associate member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Alfred, N. Y., since Dec. 11, 1926.

He is survived by two sons: Leon B. of New Cumberland, Pa., and Richard W. of Tampa, Fla.; two daughters: Mrs. Henry Harrington of Syracuse, N. Y., and Miss Bernadine Smith, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services -were held at the Davis Fun­eral Home in Friendship, N. Y., with Rev. Al­bert H. Schott of the Friendship Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Friendship. - H. S. W.

Wbitford.-Ruth Adelle Rogers, daughter of Albertus C. and Alice Ennis Rogers, was born in Farina, Ill., July 16, 1886, and died at a nursing home in Ft. Pierce, Fla., June 12, 1963.

As a child, she was baptized and joined the Farina, 111., Seventh Day Baptist Church, She transferred by letter to the Alfred, N. Y .. church March 5, 1904, soon after coming with her family to the village.

She was graduated from Alfred University in 1909, taught in the elementary school ten years, and later served as secretary to President Boothe C. Davis of Alfred University and as­sistant to the treasurer for 14 years.

On Dec. 27, 1938, she was united in mar­riage with Dr. Alfred E. Whitford. Upon Dr. Whitford's retirement from Alfred University in 1952, they went to Ft. Pierce to make their home. He died there in 1957.

Mrs. Whitford is survived by two step­children, Dr. Albert E. Whitford of Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton~ Calif., and Mrs. Dorothy Whitford Lerdahl of Madison, Wis.; by seven stepgrandchildren; and by a nephew, Robert B. Rogers of Phoenix, Ariz.

Memorial services were held at the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Milton, Wis., June 21, 1963, with the Rev. Elmo F. Randolph, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial was jn Milton. - H.S.W.

DECEMBER 9, 1963

The Middle Ages Ramie Tower framed in the more ancient arch near Tel Aviv, Israel, recalls the footsteps of Jesus in the land of the Bible.